http://socialuxe.com/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/ A publication about social media, culture and consumerism by Eston Bond in the heart of Silicon Valley. Tue, 04 May 2010 23:13:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://socialuxe.com/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-806 hyalineskies 6.0 beta 3 » The creative celebrities Sun, 25 Dec 2005 04:08:07 +0000 http://www.hyalineskies.com/blog/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-806 [...] Maintaining the acceleration of respect and reputability It will be important, though, for all of us to maintain this respect as we progress. We must communicate with those interested and facilitate discussion. We must strive to open our tight community with the mainstream and continue to make it inviting. We cannot be elitist and must instead be mentors much like the authorities above. If we do act as a pretentious elite, somewhere above the technical masses, we will eventually destroy everything we’ve helped create for the industry and, ultimately, society as a whole. We will discredit our own operations, and with fame comes a responsibility that we must shoulder. We may never see ourselves surrounded by supermodels and other creative celebrities, but we will see ourselves doing more to help the general world as well as our own little niche. (Don’t worry. We can still hope for the supermodels. I’d like one this Christmas, after all.) [...] [...] Maintaining the acceleration of respect and reputability It will be important, though, for all of us to maintain this respect as we progress. We must communicate with those interested and facilitate discussion. We must strive to open our tight community with the mainstream and continue to make it inviting. We cannot be elitist and must instead be mentors much like the authorities above. If we do act as a pretentious elite, somewhere above the technical masses, we will eventually destroy everything we’ve helped create for the industry and, ultimately, society as a whole. We will discredit our own operations, and with fame comes a responsibility that we must shoulder. We may never see ourselves surrounded by supermodels and other creative celebrities, but we will see ourselves doing more to help the general world as well as our own little niche. (Don’t worry. We can still hope for the supermodels. I’d like one this Christmas, after all.) [...]

]]> http://socialuxe.com/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-787 eston Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:45:53 +0000 http://www.hyalineskies.com/blog/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-787 Once again, I have all the more reason to make sure that I keep doing things properly on this site. Thanks for the comment, Andy, it means a lot. Once again, I have all the more reason to make sure that I keep doing things properly on this site. Thanks for the comment, Andy, it means a lot.

]]> http://socialuxe.com/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-786 Andy Rutledge Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:14:50 +0000 http://www.hyalineskies.com/blog/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-786 I dig your writing, Eston. I appreciate how you're able to use a dispassionate filter to describe issues of great passion and ego. Good work. Keep it up. I dig your writing, Eston. I appreciate how you’re able to use a dispassionate filter to describe issues of great passion and ego. Good work. Keep it up.

]]> http://socialuxe.com/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-784 eston Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:23:45 +0000 http://www.hyalineskies.com/blog/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-784 Thanks for the compliment. Thanks for the compliment.

]]> http://socialuxe.com/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-777 Bill Tue, 13 Dec 2005 05:56:35 +0000 http://www.hyalineskies.com/blog/2005/12/with-open-source-and-open-ears/#comment-777 Finally, a comprehensive and extremely well thought-out look on the dynamics of the relationship content creators have with their readers, their work, and ultimately themselves. I will frequently be referring back to this article when working on the development for my own site. Kudos Eston. Finally, a comprehensive and extremely well thought-out look on the dynamics of the relationship content creators have with their readers, their work, and ultimately themselves. I will frequently be referring back to this article when working on the development for my own site. Kudos Eston.

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